A History of Mid Century Modern Furniture Design

The history of Mid Century Modern Furniture design goes back to 1928 and connects throughout the decades notable designer such as Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Charles & Ray Eames, George Nelson, etc. The following infographic shows the most famous furniture designers and their most popular designs. Moreover, the infographic depicts interesting biographical facts for each of the Mid Century Modern furniture designers.

For example, do you know that Harry Bertoia was a sculptor? We bet you don’t know who designed the brilliant Egg Chair or the glorious Ball Chair. Well, these are just a small portion of the excellent examples of modern contemporary furniture pieces listed in the infographic below.